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OREGON PACIFIC,
A History of the Road and its
. Progress.
THE .ni. V EAR'S WORK.
Description ' of the Towns and Qountry
"Ttrongh .Which it Passes the
"Work to be Pushed in the Spring
- The developmertt ofLinn connty
is so intimately connected with the
progress of this 'great enterprise
that oo apolosry is needed for (;ui
extended reference t this company
From the small beginning of a
little v narrow" -gauge company,
started in in l$7'. by some few res
idents of Centon County, to effect a
connection between the Willamette
Valley and tide-water on the tidal
waters. of Y'aquina I?ay; it- has
itow:i ir;t the proportion of- a
trans-continental ro-.id, reaching-
across Oreiron and into idalio, to
form an integral, and -most irn
'prtant part- of the sixth trans
continental, line, "affording the
shortest route by over 250- miles
b"tvee'n Chi :a:o and the Pacific.
Pape- description fails to ive'aaS
adequate idea of the conception of
i lie Oregon Pacific. To understand
it the reader must refer to the uy.i
of Oregon "and notice the eon'iig
nrarion "of the State.
The two firroa-t divisions of East
ern and Western Oregon are cut
off the one from' the other by the
mountain region 'of .the Cascades.
We use the term "region" advised-
Iv. Instead ot the solid
chain
shovn'on the maps, indicating a ri inn. stili open for Isona-stead set
Impassible barrier ru'thhis -oM''.!y i!tment have been flocking iir.
from the Columbia river -on the j When the Oregon Pacific track
north to the California state-line on i f,-0in the west meets in t lie Malheur
rnsoulu. ttie uascaoe range con
. "-ts " lehic 'ied.conical slop.'-s and
looiiidis of the range'. In these in
ner valievs are found- the sources,
open or hid leu, of the streams and
rivers which ' distinguish Oregon
above her sister states. Some of
these rivers tiow to the eolith and
-west and find their way into the
'"Willamette, the main- artery of
Western Oregon. Other streams
flow towards "the east and north,
and so into the main Columbia.
The glaciers and snow fields sur
rounding the great snow-clad pyra
mids are the 'feeding grounds, not
o'dv'of the water courses and rivers
f the state directly, but also,,ot tj,e
.iM.n? plonds. niled fold On foi.i
riAi-loni'he summer skies. wh;..!
are the glory -of the sunsets amj
sunrises ot uregon.
The problem for the railroad
builder was to find an easy
ae-ess from the west into the
hidden meadows of the inner
Cascade region now described.
Orv-e there," it wastmt W.uues
:ion of longer or shorter devia
tions to toe north or south to
gainthe passes between the
snowv sentinels oii'tlie eastern
side. "
Various trails and . passes
.have been-first discovered and
then described .. by . the hardy
hunters and gold, prospectors
of the west. So -vast a range,
camping grounds
.prospects, what more aoun-
-lant spoils for the hunt
en. and fishermen culd be desired..
The similarity of the mountains,
rocks and canyons! to the .mineral
bearing districts to the south and
east of Oregon did not escape the
the prospector. for gold and. silver.
I 1 v.. ..." t.l
vtoki oearing qiiai i., g.oi:o.i, .-ui-
phides, zinc -blende, m varying
;M intitv an
I richness - were first
oiscovered twentv vears ago in the
heart of the Cascades But t-ne
state of knowledge of that, day did
not tempt capital into a region
tiiei so inaccessible and isolated, in
p-irsuit of any ores needing ehem-
' ical treatment ami reduction, to
force them to yield up their riches.
The prospector dug into thout
croppings of the veins, -or washed a
lew pans full in the rushing creeks,
and then passed on. fearful of be
ing caught, by the winter snow in
sueh savage ami solitary places.
It remained for the Oregon Pa
cific to press its track along and
a'-ross the fertile prairies of the
Willamette valley, by the side of
the North Santiam, windiug
through the foothills of the range,
and then following the eastward
and southern course of the swift ly
floving river up to its sources on
the western flanks of -Mount Jeffer
son and .Mount Washington, .-o it
opened up directly to the harbor on
the Pacific the golden grain of the
Willamette, the ruddy apples of
the undulating farms of the foot
hills, the flocks and herds of the
stock farmers of the rougher lands,
the lumber and shingles of the
vast stretches of untouched timber,
-wa:ting for centuries in prepara
tion tor the needs of a multiplying
population,! he minerals now ready
for treatment by reason of the
cheaper transportation, wider
knowledge and more available cap-
. ital. following the railroad's course,
as it opened and developed all the
. .i i. .. .i.:.a. : v
country i nrougu which h jiiimuu.
If the Oregon Pacific had for its
object only the grain and timber of
the .-western one hundred and forty
miles of its construction, it needs
no argument-jbut only the experi
ence of railroad building in the
west to justify Colonel Hoggin
the vears of labor, anxiety and
outlay, freely spent by him in its
cause".
To these grounds of augury of
success add the growing commerce
of the western half of Oregon, low
-fates of transportation, good track,
comfortable coaches of the newest
make, and the easy and ire
qtient communications by fine and
well equipped steamships with San
Eraneiseo.have already established
the Yaquina route of the Oregon
m thi tr,wl eraees oi ail the i
too,i people of the Willamette val-1
ay. I
Tne coming year haSgivater j
thinus in store, if solid imlication.s
can be trusted. The spring, or j
so wide a : region could -not Sfc'-'" V - 'ipiaSi lm f H V f
but bethe home and.'eedinpfMlt . - ! 7
ground of elk. and deer. Its WSptei . MZZSSSSs U wwi' mmtm 1 : f
tnuuns and mountain lmXimMmm&m ' " SMffl WWMMW&WM ' (
1 teem with trout. , hat better Sisi- nsT '-i I &5 m WlPM ff! f", KT ! ' 1 l
early summer, of 1SSS should see
the engines of the Oregon Pacific
mounting the western slopes of the
Cascades, penetrating their inner
valleys and pressing downwards
on to the Eastern slopes., AVoik
has been prosecuted during thM
late fall and early winter of-1 887
ori the very summit of the pass,
and is to be resumed at the earliest
possible moment in , the coming
spring. ,
- One remarkable .point . deserve
notice, anl that is that the summit
of .the pass crossed hv the Oregon.,
ai:" " " 'V' f1 t-i..oanKa eiu -o
io;ig I'.mueis nave nan to oe in von
nut.
route
three
The
o:uv tunnels on fm-
are tho.-e .through two
or
sli.iro sriurs -it ro.lc wlneti
is, ci leaner to- tunnel than- to cut
' i ----
through. ' .
No sooner does the. track pass
between the eastern mouiiiain
sentinels 'Mts. JeiiVrsn and
'Washington, a 1 ready described ',
than all the -di.licuities are over,
and tne stupes are easy and plain
down to tfse cr,)-;s::ig of the. 1 .;s
Chutes river, and the Cascade
region. '
At present the '-population and
.settlement of Eastern hvgon are
rapidly changing. Until the . ad
vent of the Oregon Pacific--was
heralded by the careful and re
peated surveys pushed across" the
state during the- past live years.
puted domain of the cattle kings
whose vast herds ranged the year
round on its rolling uplands, and
in winter sought its river valleys,
lint, front east, rwest, north and
south the working farmer ' and
I seeker after the best government
vallev the giade fn which a fait.h-
.- i j, . i-i . .
till comoanv has oeen steaddv at
i , ... ,, - -,
work since earlv m lboo, the rail-
..,.! ,..:n. 'k.i o .iL..,.f
then 'opening up for settlement
The traveler -will find groups of
little communities scattered along
the .ine, whose repeated letters,,
circubited and- nublished for fwiS
vwirsiisKt. IfsivA- tovtitim t i:it t isv .
1 - ...... . 1
might have "sought
thf hmni I
United- Mates over before "thev J saw-mnJ. Hie timoer 'eit o:
found a tract of as fertile soil', as j central tregon crossed y tne Ore
pleasant climate, as beautiful 'and : gon Pacific is now oy iar tne
open outlook, as that central belt. largest and most ac.-essible . source
Enomrh has been said to in.li-i
cate, rather than describe, the Or-
enon Pacific and its route. The.
6ntmrK( m.!; mivsniiu f.,;i,.-tl.i
i uimur nn.l-tbivtn.rh ;iu i,ni iv,.. ,-
be short I v no.tec'.
.!
VIEW AT
At Vac
na nay are. tne 'Indus- '
'tries of a-growing 'porti Salmon
j 'canning and curing, an i deep-'"sea ;
J fishing ha';0 been successtuiiy fol-:
i lowed'. .' Saw-mills and planing-1
1 mills abound.; The coal interests:
. -.
vnd the connected in"''
f , ,.'
iron ore uisrovenes, are
only beginning ,to attract the at
tention 1 1 iej deserve. -Toledo,
nine' miles east of,. Ya-
(puna, is a growing in tie
town.
Two or three splendid oivhari
i.
..t
, what wider ' . B--pwa. W WW & i . . . . I
prunes, plums, apples,' pears and The. rtcord of early settlers m iiv its u?c the .inulcrery of washing is so re
peaches in its immediate neighbor-1 the Willamette vallev and of morel il'u-e.: that even .Mieate women .an easiiy.Hs
hood demonstrate the i advantages rece-,t settlement in the ;. great
for fruit culture of both od ami 1 wheat region Ot hasrem ashing- removed anil .'orhoi; eieaninir.dish-wxshiiiii.
climate of this favored district.
From Toledo eastwards, across
the summit of the coast range, a
distance of some forty miles, is
the burnt timber district. The
numerous valleys on the right and
left of the railroad are being rap
idly dotted over with the white
houses of the stock laiser and the
dairy farmer, and the tame grasses
are .supplanting the fern and pea
vine of the natural growth.
Blodgett's valley, six miles east
of the summit, is the opening of
the grain country. Large farms
are seen, with the plow cutting its
way through the old sod of the
hill pastures, where now wheat
and oats grow to the very top.
From Blodgett's valley to Ckr
vallis, on the Willamette river, the
Uregon Pacific tatbers in farm
products at every stopping place.
At Wren's is the iirst large wheat
elevator, to winch tiie farmers of
King's valley, six to fourteen
miles away, as well as the residents
of the vicinity Turing and deposit
their grain. At Philomath, where
another large elevator stands by
the side of the track, the little
town is growing safely if not fast.
The college of the United Brethren
here is doing good work tor the
lads and lasses of the neighbor
hood. Corvallis, seventy-two miles
from Vaquina, has felt at least the
breath oi improvement. Popula
tion is growing, and the town
prospering. The new state agri
cultural college building, a massive
brick structure, on a trentle rise
west of the town, is worthy of its
beautiful location. A .new court
house and jail, and a large public
school building, are also to be
erected there in 1SSS.
For the eleven miles between
Corvallis and Albany nothing need
be said but that this is approach
ing the heart, of the Willamette
va'lev. and tiiis lnean? that the
district in qnestioft is part of a
valley containinfr over iour mil-
Jioii acres, "of which it may be
said that hardly fifty can he found
which wi not in the near future
THE MORNING-
l J 12 U
support a family in health, com
fort and prosperity.
Crossing the Willamette just
below tin- main part of- the city by
the fine bridire
lustration in thisaper, i he Oregon
1 aciUc niters .utiaiiy, tin- Pes!
town and. the mrwt uroivin-; in Or-
.egon, south of Portland.
'Still crossing the Willamette
valleyrfor sixteen n iles after 'leav
ing Albany, the same remarks
apply to this grand farming coun
try. Even when thei road in its
eastward course has: entered the
vallev ,)f th0 Noi.til
antiani ir
i j()t,
s not leave fertility- behind ir.
J I lilU HI til iiu.
oear.t it in
valleys called .Jordan valljy, Fox
vniiev K imr- nr;iin. Ko.-k I'l'oi'k i
.." i .... ... ...v.. ... ... !
ill - - .
ii: sswi ii f i u f outer i v mi
cars. show a rain-i
ili-ressii ill v-.l
pictures ot oeautipn larms, tnriv-r-
ing orchards, neas i:iniinouef!, ;
and homesteads, nesting ttiider ;
the shadows of the iir-crw.vnod j
runs, whirli tem-pt tne passer i,y
o stay ins progress ami spenu
days, veeks and years amiii .such
attractive surroundings.
The next forty' or iifty miles of
railroad travel stands alone In the
meriiorv' of the writer, it is tile
coming Switzerland "f the 1'aciMc
1 coa-t. Not one attraction that
uraws thousaiKts i .itnencan.-
vearlv 'to (ieneva
the Eugadine,. hake's Maggiore and
Como. is wanting here, save
toi-y indeed, and the g:an 1 oh. I
houses .of the Swiss. Nature hivi
has piled attraction on attraction,
mountain, glacier, ravine, wafer
t'a.'i, the' gloomy gorge and hiiisi.it:
"Uttering in' frosty diamonds,
timber in mile' after mile of-giant
cedar, fir and hemlock, ' ferns and
hucklebc-rrv. with toe lovely w
fiowers of the Pacific coast, lakes
varying in beauty from the srerm
ness of lake Blair and Lava lake
i to me lan lauu oi vivr.o ha-v nau
J . . - , , ,
- fits sorin 's and islands, tae para-
,. . " t . ..:.,-',
i disc ot the artist,, botanist, geo.o-
eist. hunter, nsiier,
summer tourist and his. bride.
The timber lands of Wisconsin
and '"Michigan are well nigh ex
hausted. The lumber oi 1'ught
SOUllil lias to oe.souML i.uuici oiw
i i v.... :k ;....v..- .....
tanner awav irom u:e u;ui-i auu
01 supply tor tne coming eai .
ir'""1 tht! eastern slopes or tne
I Cascades the roa-l cross.-s (. rook
Conntv. wlience this Lst year sis
I million pounds of -wool are I.e- i
pOl'teil lO l!VB OV'.O nilllJ5M iry
, decrioed m an il- 1 nnan-ial prospects and HE? -rX; -.--r-s-v- ' I 1 I i MX If
VA''t'4N-. CtTV
AV',ls;. ;n. to The Oalie
;.. to mm Hi ere
aiter
hundred or a
humlrcM ami Kitv miles in-e trair
port at ion the Oregon Pacific is
bringing to. th.e' sheej-uiaster's
doors., -Tlietice for .two hundred
miles t its' eastern tcrmirnis at
Boise -City "is the new ..land of 'the
most recent settler, whoe wire
fences, new board house and infant
orchard ot apples, pears, pi turns,
ts .
rOT
prunes, cnerries ano vines pro-
i ..l.Or.. tii-ir tii. i; tl,.r. to t:l-
nm,ii i"i ' - i
ton are
ir." repeated in t'lis i
. . - . ,.
! J-''t division
fit I ip iii'-itiil -m-
pire. It is no wonder mar. uie i
farmer should drive off the COW- i
(.... fw.in ,,1 u-t,;,.l. i-utnrii ,....!
...... ......... ..........
UtrtV to SIXtV ImslieiS Oi Wlieat to
the arre
m manv localities, and
grows barley, oats, clover,- alfalfa,
beets, turnips, and other root crops
in profusion.
As the railroad follows at a safe
distance south of, but parallel
with, the southern slopes of the
Blue mountains, the minerals .of
those most recently .discovered
mines will be carried by the Ore
gon Pacific, either east or ' west,
and- the magnitude and value of
this business cannot vet be safelv
told.
OREGON
So far as human foresight goes
it is not rash to prophecy that our
number , of January, "lS89. will
chronicle the completion of this
work, which wili stand to all time,
as the monument of the man .who
designed it, cf him who planned
its developments east and west, of
him who was its surveyor, en
gineer, land aieit, leoal advis.-r.
fsnam-ial aicit. i-apitaii-t. press- j
dent, whom financial crises did not j
daunt, whom open and secret ene- j
m:ees could not crush, whom'faiut-:
hearted friends could not
discourage, whom sick
ness ami exhaustion did
not v.eary out", whom
!man-iui prospects and
not v.eary out, whom hp. . - . . s " .. -r. . dg?v.5::' I ; r w v -w- -rr -r- !'
j itoiden of-fers could mt
tempo away. . ;SiKi no
Linn county man needs
to le told that this man s
name is T. Egenton
artist presents
K'i5vith a viow (if the
ri'S-idence.of Mrs. Walter
Monieith. It is one of
the main .elegant resi-
deiici: of Albans-, and
! ttie artist. Vr." J. (i.
aw ford,, of this ci.'v.
k GREAT TRIM
i'YLK'S I'KAtlLlN'K. The iMit.vin.veiitiou for '
easv washinjf that is a',i'iutc!v liarm-
"less, anil '.hut has v..n juiJ-.lio j
' coiiiiil-;noe iriirt heeotue' ' J
s'ui.'e ' . !
MARES' WASHING EASY,
Ptlf?AP AMfl nUJPk'" ',iar'1 "r s'"z '
UilLaF tlu JUlOiV water; wiVi puij
I harm ro.fabriu .jr nam's, and without the ai'i
n' n:.-.i
eleaninu- paint, sil .er. marlile, jewe'rv, milk
i u:.. . ,.l.. :..
en"' evcitnin, ""--ii;i-
For ciea'fim hair.i-hiuimooini'Mirtl ritimvi.c;
Mood stains from linen of dentists or bnith
ers it is unrivated. In the bath tub it is a lux
urv l.01Kl,u.ivc.t0ht.,ith.and should lie free!
used in asvlnms and hosnitais as a ilisinie.t-
my ileteiycnt l'nnrer-, painters mas-ns
farmers, miners, blaeksiniths, machinists,
t'hr.nbcrs and all workers in in oals should us
I'lOAliLISK for washiir; their lirgrimed hand
as well asj eluthintf.
Ask Your Grocer for PEAR LINE.
(Terror sale by Wallace 4 Thompson, Albany
Oregon.
Instruction in Music. .
PPOF. H. C. EH LX, FORMF.HLY OF Au
rora 'and, is prepared- to teacji violin,
clarinet, guitar and..- flute, and furnish first
cWks music for balls or parties. All orders
left at Will liros'. will be pi umptly 'attended
to.
PACIFIC ROUND HOUSE.
; ' . i : . A a
.m:mj, ' ! will i
Zurich, r.as.'e. - wfea i. :?t$3S J
.: w"''-'- .-v.. - . r - a
;,n - .-s i v jy ii j . i
f 'ifc.t 'r' Have no t-ttcr prortutiltj than now to fur-
s ' . - Jf vJii Tlffi'T'ly f?'ft6rS,,,-'.Pa ' i nWn out heme while Wra. Fortmillcr & C"8 t I
' I 'ii0'?'fci,,' ' .,. i-A' ffiid&k ato.-1c .if Furniture i:J Wall Paprjsfutt and
1 ' '; ' I ? j f v v . .-:
-" !
. "W. F. lit AD. J. O. WHITSMAX. .iri.H'S GRADWOHL. CI. AY MARSHALL. ALEX. CUNNINGHAM.
MAYOR WEATHERFORD. .
K BKCORDE'R X. J. HENTON. JOHS HOFFMAN. . . I
' : '
JOHN BRIGGS
Roses a Specialty.
Cemetery iots planted and eared l"r by
m int'n or yenr.
ALBANY, - or-EG
E. BECKWITH. M. D.,
H o m ce o p a t ti i c
ZZiy.r.?'; lie i" oi. -;;i-r Fir-t; j-'f!TV
ovr tlr.irolii'ii'-tiife, AiV.ny, Oro:i.
- - i I i ii i i i r- -- M, i Ksrjsaz; v-
, i : , P-8L. " r - 1
',, V f ROYAL itViif Jk '' J '
"!,"-rT-r- l iAbs'ftiuteSv Pure . UL II 41 V
PACIFIC COAST
-MARBLE AKD STONE WORKS.
. !'
'Hie iiiKlfrsiyiii'il.Vroin-i.-t.n-s ol the Paci:U-
C.V.B!-t M.:rl.le an.! Stone Wrrks-are j repami
t do al! kimls oi 111:11 i.'ie anc stmip woi k or,
i n"rc a. Ti.-e. - i v,riv utrnantee.i iu
: satisfaetioii. W- will furnish to Oi.lcrnii im- j
! meiits. heailstoiit-s ami an other work in the ,
n.ari.te husinesf. in aiiv shave or volor ihat
,-an he found in the market. We will furnish
Kastein made work as low as anfc hu?e in
the state. We call the attention of the pu'n-.lii-
to Kasteri finished w-rk imw in our .-hop.
X We will not use the Santiam sandstone as we
eSft.not recommend it for durability, but will
undcavor to use the bes'. material in the
market for B ;se, Stone Walls, Curbinir. etc.
We will sell as low or lower than any house
on the coast. Weear.alwaj-s.hr found at our
place of business on Ferry street, one door
south ,of postotli.e Albany, Orejron Ail
communications will be proinpt'j- aiiswereu.
Ki'i aii ini:, cleaning and resetting old stones
a specialty. Address
HARRIS-& GILLETT,
Martic Dealer .Albany, Oregon.
I) OA!) SUPERVISORS ARE REQUESTED
to include in their annual reports the
tools belonsrini; to the countv in their ro..d
) districts, and also the condition of the roads
in thi ir respective districts, and about what
amount of lumber will probaruj- be needed
for hriclires therein next season. And any
person hearing of any lumber being, pur
chased at eountj- expense bj anj- .supervisor
ami not used upon bridges upon public roads,
will please take interest enough in county
affairs to report the same, to the county court
that we mav investigate the matter.
J. J. WHITNEY,
County Judge.
r
C. B. ROLAND Jt
Jew Store and; Sew Roods,
CONSI.-TING OF MEN'S
FuriiiHliiiiir nls, Unls. :us.I;miIs. :
lux's and Fine Itliiiiff. Imiee !
loi-lions In Fancy Summer Ncek ;
Wear. Silk I'nderwear, ltallriK :
l iidiTWenr, Fish. Clark anil Flass"' :
; loves. The very wel make of:
Hand Sewed Shoes and the ver
- a I em lyleK In Sleuw loalh'H and;
Boy's tli.iulnji. 111., t'elebrated
Makes orHatin
Remember our stock consists of bright
new fresh goods, and as honest, fair and
square dealing is our motto, we ask the
public to call and get prices. No trouble
to show goods.
IB. Roland &
eSOn noor wst of
Oregon
. i - ' r!
" " J t--Jk vm Els N & I f ff If I
This powder never vanes. A marvel
of parity strength mut whoiesoiucnuss.
More economical thai! the ordiiuu-j
kinds and canifot lie sold in eompeti-
iiio with iiui'tumle of low lest, shon
weight aiiun or pl;o.spliate powders.
Sold only in ems. Royal Baking Pow
ieh Co ,' ldi'i WaP ?t., N. T.
-:F0R THE:-
HOLIDAYS!
Julius Joseph
Offers new Smyrna Acs,
Sicilian lemons, or.-inges
and a ful line of Grocer
ies, at the lowest casL
prices. Also, a fine line
of cigars and meerschaum
pipes.
H.
EWERT, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER
and jeweler, Albany, Oregon,
ffl-R. R KOLDEWAY, YETER1XARY SUR
U geon, Alban.v, Oreg-on. -Graduate of Ger
man and American colleges.
the Revere House, Albany
iBtMK HHMK WW WwmsM
: ' n
Our homo foi. the children's sake as well as
or.r own comfort. There is the parlor need
cornict poles fur the etirtains, a parlor set, :i.
reed and jjatentUiocker, a few Smyrna ri'y,
they look nice, and save the carpet, a lounge
and a few odd chairs for the sitting room. The
dining room needs a few chairs, piller exten
sion table aiid sideboard. We ought to have
a bedroom set for the front room and one OS
those easel mirrors. And now
MY
Daar, go straight down and pet what we
want before the rush.as they are bound to sell
fast they are so complete, and coming direct
from the East, we can do-better there than in
Portland. Do what I tell you and we will
have afpleasmt
HOME?
Look at those woven wire mattresses and:
cribs, in fact fhey have a complete stock to
furnish a house from the kitchen to the best
room. Don't forgot the place, Wm. Fortmil--ler
& Co., First street, Albany, Or.
No trouble to show goods. Come one and'
all, as we have the largett stock, and bought
so-Jihat we can sell as cheap as theheapest
Yours truly,
Wxn. Fcrtniller & Co.
UNDERTAKING SPEClALTf